Lacing hook or stud setting machine.



w. J. COOMBS. LA CING HOOK OR STUD SETTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7. 1905.

l 1 41,775 Patented June 1, 19 15.

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LACiNG HOOK QR STUD SETYING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1905.

1,11,775 Patented une 1, 1915.

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I w. J. COOMBS. LACING HOOK 0R STUD SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17. 1905- Patented June 1, 1915.

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LACING HOOK 0R STUD SEWING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED mm: 11. 1905.

1,141,775. Patented June 1, 1915.

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LACING HOOK 0R STUD SETTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11. 1905.

1,141,775. Patented June 1, 1915.

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erations to setthe' hoekslbetween this hook :1 ployedbentainrfeatures nelatinglmore'er less 85 and the top edgenfitheiupper; This iman iwtofihespeeific arrangement and'construetion: f ner of setiising the" hooks ?invol ves the accue. i-zofi the varlous meehanisms which a rero f i 'rate-adjustmentof iphe gagesflamrenged: on? pqrtance: infl'seeuring the best zzesults; a'I- fi opposite-sides; =of the setting; devices; smdi though they arl'mofizessentialertoia rpraetrieab a1s'o 'inv01ves the accumte pesi tioningom sembotiment =of zfiheibroader fetuires. I 90 I f th operafioriof each id th u y' theiywrious features of .the inventien pen with relation to theGOIBQSPOXidlhgEgagmW111b8 pomtaedsout in the claims andwiHabeL Any carelessness loriiramur'ae on the pert; 'undenstoad from! the fiollowingdetailed de, of the operator ineither jsetungiithe' gegee :scniptipmzdfi the machine ini which'l have Aj he mi ehe k w th settin gade w-embodlew them and which isvshowmin thenab vices; results in an inaccurate:positioningwef accompenymg drawinga. Q w the la'cing-hooks upon the two sides ofthe Iii-these;d-rgawingsi-1 Figure? 5 eIeva-tipnulooking toward wthe right; ineFi'g.

v.0 en te inbmase vhe mpidieyiwieh g i h v '1" are not equally spaeed fremflhe :t zop' ed'ge of the iipper and areh'o'tiinproperialinement with each otherupontheshoew-' Y .e In practising my. invention Lsetwthe 0pposing hooks: 'on the i two sides ofi fithenupper simultaneously-1 and in accurate! ielinement with each other sei tha'b there istfpraetieally "ingghboksgqIeceomplisbbhie resultzby we I; Fig; isalw transversei sectioziai 'elelv'ation the hock feeding Figz- 5 is. zlet;

H1300 through the setting aiid: '1feeding, devices E P Fig. Luisa partial front.elevatiohishowingw: %nidewaye and sepm'eizors;

i plhn vi'ew" showing the devi ces for feeding: and: clampingthe work- ;';L Y Figu Eds lam elevation 'o'fbtrhe clamping 'de-i l ateipositioning'caml spaeing'i frbhevoppogeivices; rEEig i? isam enlarged:Seetionlr'view :2Shflfillgrflll ewifi iih'liflk,m'liflying plateeamy the devices for operating it zontal section on line 8-8 ig. 7";' and Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view on line 9--9 nthe machine setting devices embodytwo settinganvils A A -formed in oppositesid'es'of "an anvil plate A and arranged in axial alinement with each" other. These anvils are properly shaped to spread and clench theishanks of:

the hooks which are forced against the anfrom the setting anvils, the platesare disengaged from thehooks so that they do not invils by two opposedhook supporting. plates B 13?. ?These hooksupporting plates are Y shaped to enter between the head and shank of the hook and are recessed at .b (Fig 7) to receive the neck of the hook and .position the hook upon the'plate in the usua1.manner..

A space or pocket I) .is formed below the hook supporting plate the sides of which serve to retain the head of the hook in proper position and the hook is held. in positionupon the plateby means of aspring pressed retaining pin b? whichengages they 7 I the-end of the pawl b and lifts the pin ands outer surface of the head. v

V The hook supporting platesarecarriedupon reciprocating plungers and are moved toward thehook setting anvils to force the shanks of the hooks carried thereby through the mate-. rial and against the setting .anvils. After the setting operation has been completed and asthe hook supporting platesimove away terfere with the advance movement of the material in spacing the work and so that the hooks do-not. interfere with the returnmovement of the plates. After the setting op-- eration the plates are moved in'a direction away from the setting anvil to bring them into position to receive the succeeding hooks and are also returned into .position to co.-

operate with the anvils upon their next forward movement.

Th'efhook supportingplate B is formed upon theupper end of a post 6 which is secured to a slide 6. This-slide b is guided upon a blockb extending :from "a rod b":

which is mounted in the upper end of the plunger. 6 The rod 6 is forced upward by a ring I; and its upward movement is limited by a pin b which extends through a slot I) in the'rod. This pin and slot also prevents the rod from turning in the plunger and maintains the block b in proper relation on the plunger.

When the plunger b is tion, the slide- 12 is in its inner position: as shownin' Fig. 7 and at this time the recess 6 in the inner side of the plate B registers with the lower end of a hook feeding guideway' G The slide 5 is held in this inner position by means of a spring pawl b which engages a shoulder b" formed on the upper end of a-pivoted block b l. By. the engage'mentofi the pawl b with the block 12- in its lowerlposithe slide a? is held as inneiirposition against the tension of a spring ii, mounted in the block b and engaging a in b" which t projects downward fromthe-sl1de-thioh" h s? shown-fifths drawings the slot b 'formed in thebloc'kl W-lfiil thephte B is in thisposition at the end of the guideway C a hook is transferred from the 1de- 'l w'ay on to the plate as indicated dotted lines in Fig. 7, the retaining pin b yiel ding against the tension of the spring I)" as the head of the hook passes forward over the end of the retainingtpina After thehookhasz; been thus fed on to the-plate; the plunger; 5

is forced up. againstthe tension of the-springs b carrying the hook upwandwand forcing.

the shank of theihook through the materiali.

and against the. setting anvil AH As the. l I hook is forced against, the anvil,-the springs of the plunger b when the setting operation is completed. As the endofthe plunger b? j is thus-forced against the block .b, itacts I' l b yields until the block b engages the-end;

against the end of a pin 6" which underlies pawl. :This movement'of the pin b and, pawl b disengages the pawl from the .pivoted block b which block is immediately swung forward-under the awlby the action of the springpressed pin so thatanyaccidental reengagement of "the pawl 6 with.

the shoulder b -is prevented. ;During the g setting operation the'slide .b and plate B11, areheld'from outwardmovementby reason;

of the pressure exerted on the hook by the plate and setting anvil. As! soon" as the plunger b and plateB start downward, this ;..at

[are returned to the position indicated in Fig. 7 by means'of a lever 6 the upper end'of mediately drops-down to' the position shownw in F 1g. 9; 'During the downward movement of the plunger 6 the slide 5' and plate B? which engages a slot in the slide 6 and. the

outer end of which is arranged to engage abutment roll I)" secured to the frame of the 7 machine. When the slide 6 is thus returned-,- I

the pawl b? rengages the block. b" and re-:

tains the slide and plate B .carried thereby. in position until the next setting operation,

the action of the s ring I) drawing the block 6- into the position shown inEig. 9 assoon as the-lever]; disengages theroll b.

The guideway C through. which the hooks Mei-fed to the hook p rting Plate 13 curves downward from theilower' end of a hook chute '0 and individual hooksareseparated from. the series of hooks in the hook chute and directed'down the guideway by.

-means of' a' separator 'a.- .This separator is pivoted at c and is provided with an arm .0 I which normallystands in theipositionshown ,in Fig. 3 a'rcross theendwofrthe supporting rail .0 of the hook chute and prevents the entrance of the lower hook into the guide. we 0 The separator is also providedwlthi a ge'r 0 arranged below the'arm c and,

separated therefrom by -a-'spa:oe'suificient for the passage ofthe necks alnd' h'eads of the hooks.

By swinging the separator about its pivot the finger 0 may be brought into: position to'register and a-eonfinuation of the supporting rail c of the hook chute and when the separator is moved into this position the lower hook in the ehute -moves forward and rests withits neck upon the finger 0 When in this position the neck of the hook is in line with-the guiding slot 0 of the guideway C which is of suiiicient width to allow the-passage of the neck of the book but not of suflicient width .to allow the passage of either the head of the hook or the base of the shank. Whenthe separator is returned to the position indicated in Fig. '3' the finger 0' disengages the neck'of the hook allowing the hook to slide down the guide way C the'arm c moving down into posi tion to prevent the entrance of the succeeding hooks into the guideway, The hook thus separated from the series ofhooks in the hook chute is arrested and retained at the lower end of the guideway C by means of a spring finger'c"? which extends into the path of'the hook.- The hook remains in this position at the end of the guid'eway until the hook suporting plate B" has been re-- turned into the position indicated in Fig. 7 when the hook is fed forward out of the guideway and into position on the plate by means of a feeding slider mounted in guideways below and back'ofj the rails of bring the finger a in line with the supporthooks are fedtothe hook ing rail ofthe hook chute. 'When the feeding slide is retracted the-pin 0 acts against the cam surface 0" to rock the separator into the position shown in Fig. 3, thus delivering a hook into the .guideway preparatory to the neiit forward movement of the feeding slide.

The construction and mode of operation of the hook supporting plate B is similar to the construction and mode of operation already described in connection with the hook supporting plate B supporting plate The individual B through a guideway Csimilar to the guidewa I S and the devicescfor separating and teed ingindiividua'l hook's are similar in construction and mode ofyoperation tothe devioes for seBparati-ng and feeding the hooks to the plate The hooks which are-to be. fed to the'plate'B are however, arranged in reverse position upon the supporting mil 0;

operation of the plungers carrying the hook the hook chute so that the hooks are fed" supporting plates, opposing hooks may be simul-taneousiy set upon the two sides of the upper with the necks of theflhooks adjacent to the edges'of the two' sides of, the upper.

The hooksare supplied to the supporting rails and cQ'of the hook chutes from hoppers able construction, the supporting rails being led from the hoppers in such manner that the hooks upon the supporting rails of the two hook 'chll-tes .will be presented to the" guideways C C? in reverse positions.

-The plunger '6 which carries the hook supporting plate B is forced upward by means of a cam 6 secured to them'ain cam 'D by separating devices of any suit shaft E of the machine and arranged to act uponone end of a lever 6 the opposite end of which engages the lower end of the p1unger' control of the cam 22* by means of the spring I) shown in Fig. 7 carries the hook supportingv plate B is operated in unison withthe plunger carrying the hook supporting plate B by means of an. eccentric 6 The eccentric is engaged by an eccentricstrap b which is connected by a rod 6'" with one end of a lever '6 the other end of which is connected with the plunger 6 The eccentric stra b and the rod 5" are'yieldingly connected together by means of a spring 2) so that the connections between the eccentric and the plunger 6" may yield to prevent injury to'the Parts case a hook should become misplaced and re- The plunger is retracted under the The plunger, b" which I main in position to prevent the return of the parts carried by the plunger to position with the plate B in register with the end of the guideway C. l

-The feeding slides a? c" are actuated in unison by means of. a cam a secured to the cam shaft E and arranged to engage one end of a le'ver. 0 The lever is held. in engage ment with the cam by a spring a? and is connected"with"thefeeding slide d by means v of a roller '0 carried bythe-slideand arrangedto engage a slot e inthe lever. The upper end .of..the lever is provided with .a roll which engages a slot 0." formed in the end of a second lever ,c". The .lever 0 is connected with the slide 0 v by meansof a roll 0 arranged to engage a slotc in the lever, The levers and the connections withthe slides'are sov arranged and proportioned that the slideswill be reciprocated in unison as the cam shaft E revolves, by the while the clamping plate F is secured to a action of the cam. 0 upon the end of the lever 0 l v The two sides of the upper or two pieces or edges of the material in which the hooks are to be set, are positioned by the operator on opposite sides of the anvil plate A and are held in position by two spr ng operated,

clamping plates F F To assist the operator-in positioning the work on opposite sides of the plate and also to assistin uniformly guiding the two pieces of work, rear guides G G .are adjustably secured ,upon the anvil plate in position to be engaged by the edges of the work. The clamping plate F is secured to the front end of an army f,

similar arm F. The arms f f .areseoured to two vertical rods f f and each arm is provided with a hole through which the rod carrying the other arnr extends, as indicated. in Fig. 6. The-arms are connected by a spring f which tends to hold the clamping plates F. F in engagement with the opposite sides of the anvil plate. The rods f f are also connected by means of a lever f pivoted at f and provided on opposite sides of the pivot with slots engaging pins which project from the rods sothat the movement of either rod will be accom-- panied by a movement of the other rod in the opposite direction. When the material is: to be'inserted between the clamping, plates anvil plate so that the materialmay be.

readily introduced between the clamping plates and anvil. lVhen the lever f is released the clamping plates will immediately be engaged with the material on opposite in position during the settin operation. .Aftcr each setting operation,-t e clamping plates should be withdrawn from engagement with the work in orderto allow the work t b ed P e t r t hen x sides of the anvil plate and hold it firmly setting operation. This a is automatically performed by means of a cam f secured to the cam shaft E and acting upon one end of a lever f? the oppositejendof which enga a roll f" mounted onthe rod ,he clamping plates ,F, vF arecut; awayin line I with the setting anvils as. indicated in Fig.

5-, to allow the passage of the hook support ing plates as they force theihooks through the material and against the setting anvils; The plates are also cut-away to accommo-= date the movements of theafeeding devices.

which will be referred to lateron in the de M scription of the machine,

p I the spacing of the work is to be manually erformed the operator will simultaneous y, insert the two sides of the upper between the, clamping plates and. the opposite sides of the anvil plate, being careful to have the top and inner edges iof the two sides of the upper in register with each other, and will position; the. sides of the zipper 1n ,proper relation tothe hook; settin anvils. The machine will then be started in the manner usual to hook .Setting anachines,and;..bvv the operation of the hook setting devices theqtwohooks which are. to.

be opposed to each other upon thefinished; shoe, will be simultaneously set upon I the two sides of the upper and-in, accurate aline-I ment with each other. After each setting operation the operator will simultaneous'ly and uniformly advance the .twosides of the.

upper to space the work for: theinext setting:

operation. By this setting operation the second two opposing hooks will beset in accurate alinement with each'other, andiso v on until the requisite number of hooks have been set, when the operation of the machine will; be arrested. Any variation in (the initial positioning of successive pieces of.

work or any variation in the spacin be-.

tween successive setting operations, wi

finished shoe, since the opposing hooks are simultaneously set in accuratejalinement. I

In order to provide for the rapid setting not. affect the alinement of the hooks in theof the hooks along the edges of the material a in which the hooks are beingset, and also to insure the accurate spacing of the work between successive setting operations, I prefor to provide the machinewith mechanism devices. In the construction of .feeding mechanism which I prefer to employ for for .feeding the work between the setting.

this purpose the two sides of the upper, or other 'pieces of work, are simultaneousl. operated upon by two feeding punches H H which operate to punch holes in the work for the reception of the shanks of-the hooks and to bringthese holes into registerwith the settinganvils. 'The feeding punches are. secured on two levers i 12. pivoted on a,

shaft h and projecting upon opposite sides of th -anvil plate, A. hetlevers-fi".1Z1? are.

rocked upon the ivot k to move them toward and away rom the oppositesides of the anvil plate by means of two oppositelfy arranged cams h h secured to a cam sha t I and working in recesses h 72,? formed in the rear ends of the levers. The came it h are so arranged upon thecam shaft thatthe levers h k and the punches carried thereby will move simultaneously toward and away from the opposite sides of the anvil plateA.

Inthe operation of punching and feeding the work the levers k k? are moved toward .the anvil plate to enter and pierce the work held on opposite sides .of the plate, are then advanced toward the right in Fig. 1 until the punches register with the anvils on the plate, are then moved away from the plate to disengage the punches from the work, and

are then retracted to the initial position shown in Figs. 1 and 5. In order that the feeding andreturn movements may be imparted to the punch carrying levers, the pivoted shaft h on which the levers are mounted, is carried in a slide it mounted in suitable guides arranged parallel to the cam shaft I. The forwardand return movements are imparted to this slide it by means of a order ,that thefeeding movements of the feeding punches may be varied to correspond to any desired spacing of the hooks,

the connection between the slide it and lever 7b" is so constructed that the motion im arted to the slide by the levermay be varied. This connection consists of an arm 72. pivoted to the slide h" and adjustably secured in position by means of a bolt h passing through a slot h? which is concentric with the pivot-of the arm. This adjustable arm h is provided with apin h arranged to engage a segmental slot 72. formed in the lever k. The slot it is so formed and arranged that when the punches H H are in register with the setting anvils the slotis concentric with the pivot of the arm h". Any adjustment of the "arm about its ivot will not therefore affect the extreme orward position of the slot 71..

feeding punches which will in every-case be inr'egister with the setting anvils. .By adjusting the arm it about its pivot on the slide 71, however, theextent to which the punches will ;be retracted by the movement,

of .the lever k may be varied and thus the spacing efiected byv the feeding punches be changed as desired. The lever 72, may be provided with a scale .if desired showing theadjustment of'the arm it corresponding to the'spacing required for any given style or size of shoe or such scale may be formed on the arm k adjacent to the i The cam shaft I ismoved-lon'gitudinally in unison withthe movements the feed- Fig. 2.

adapted to be connected with and disconnected from the shaft by means of. an ordinary stop clutch motion which-is thrown into and .out of operation thecommon and well known manner by means of a pin E which may be operated through a treadle in the. usual manner. The camshaft I is driven in unison with the camshaft E through the gears E I and the intermediate gear 1 The gear I issplined upon the shaft I and is held from lateral movement as the shaft I slides backward and forward through the gear by means of a strap 1 shown in Fig. 1. v

The hoppers D D are driven from the shaft E through a belt J which drives a shaft J connected with the hoppers by worms J and worm Wheels J which are secured to the hopper shaft as indicated in In operating the machine the operator inserts the two uppers on opposite sides of the anvil plate with the top edges of the uppers the distance in advance of the punches corresponding to the desired space between the tops of the uppers and the first hook and then starts the machine. As the cam shafts revolve the punches approach each other and are forced through the work upon opposite sides of the anvil plate and then advanced until they are in register with the setting anvils. During this movement of the feeding punches, the plungers carrying the supporting plates B B have been retracted and the slides carrying the supporting plates forced forward bringing the supporting plates into register with the movement of the feeding punches the plungers carrying the supporting plates advance and as the feeding punches reach their initial positions the settingoperation is completed and the plungers carrying the supporting plates partially retracted into the positions indicated in. F igs'. 1, 2 and 3. During the feeding operation the clamping plates F F are withdrawn to allow thefeedin forward of the workand are immediate y reengaged with-the work as soon as the ad- Vance movement of the feeding unches is completed and continue to hold t 1e Work in position during the setting ,operation and 7 until the'feeding punches have again been I the reception of the shanks of the hooksforced into the work. During the feeding action of the punches the operator manipulates or controls the work so that the edges of the uppers remain uniformly in engagement with the guides G' G The setting and feeding operations will be repeated in rapid succession as long as the pin E is retracted andupon the release of the pin the parts will complete the cycle of operations and come to rest in the position indicated in; j

Figs. 1 2 and 3, in which the settin roperation hasbeen completed and the feeding and punching devices returned to initial position preparatory to punching the holes for which are to be set at the next setting operation.

What I claim and desire ters Patent is:

1. A machine for setting lacing hooks or studs having in combination two opposed sets of hook setting devices fixed invthe direction of feed, and mechanism for feeding hooks to each set of hook setting devices.

2'. A machine for setting lacing hooksv or i studs having in combination an anvil plate provided with a hook setting anvil on each side arranged one in line with the other, two

opposed hook supporting plates, mechanism for feeding hooks onto said'plates, mechanism for reciprocating said plates, and

' mechanism for disengaging said plates from the hooks after the setting operation.

3. A machine .for setting lacing hooks or studs having in combinatiomttwo reversely arranged setting anvils in line'with each other, two opposed hook supporting plates cooperating therewith, mechanism for feeding hooks onto said plates, two opposed feeding punches, and mechanism operating said punches in unison to engage the work, advance into. register with the anvils, disengage'the work and return to initial position.

14.-A machine for settin lacinghooks or studs, having in combination. two fixed reversely arranged setting anvils in. line with each other, two *opposed hook supporting plates, guideways through which hooks are fed to the plates,-meehanism for reciprocatingthe plates between the ends of the guideways and the anvils, mechanism for disengagin the plates from the hooks, mechamsm' or transferring hooksfrom the guideways to the plates, and mechanism for feeding hooks to the guideways with their shanks in reverse positions.

s 5. A machine for setting lacing hooks or- I studs having in combination, ".60

'an anvil plate provided with a hook setting anvil on each side arranged one in line, with the other,

two cooperating hook supporting plates .mounted in fixed relation tolthe'an'vils in the direction of the feed mechanism for feeding hooks onto said plates, clamping to secure by Let.-

gage and disengage the plates for holding the work against opposite sides of the anvil plate, and mechanism for withdrawing said clamping plates.

- 6. The combination with two opposed sets of setting devices, .of'two-opposed feeding punches, levers carrying said punches, a feed anism for simultaneously moving said levers in opposite directions, and mechanism for reciprocating the feed slide.

7. Thecombination with two opposed sets of setting devices, of two opposed feeding punches, leverscarrying said punches, a

feed slide on which saidlevers are pivoted,

oppositely acting cams for operating said levers, and mechanism for reciprocating the I feed slide tovbrint'g the punchesinto register with the setting initial position.

' 8. The combination with two opposed sets of settin devices,:of two opposed feeding punches, evers carr ing said punches, a feed slide on which said evers-are pivoted, oppoe'vices and return them to sitely acting cams for operating said levers,

mechanism for reciprocating the feed slide to bring the punches into register with the setting devices and return them to initial position, and means for varyingthe initial position of the punches. L P n 9. The combination of two opposed feeding punches, levers carrying said punches, a feed slide on which saidlevers are pivoted, a cam shaft parallel to the movement of said slide, oppositely acting cams on said shaft for operating said levers, mechanism for reciprocating the feed slide, and devices for slide on which said leversare'pivoted, mechv maintaining the operative connection be-a which the levers are pivoted,

studs having in combination,- a xed anvil 5 plate provided with a hook setting anvil on each side arranged one in line with the other, two opposed plungers mounted to reciprocate in fixed relation to the anvil plate, hook supporting plates on the plun'- gers cooperating with the setting anvils, clamping plates for holding the work against opposite sides of vthe anvil plate, feeding devices for enga ing the :work, mechanism for simultaneously operating the feeding devices to engage the work, feed-it forward, and to then disengage the work and return to initial position, and mechanism for Withdrawing the clamping, plates during the feeding movement of the feeding devices;

- '12. A machlne for setting lacing hooks '01,

studs having in combination. an anvil plate -'prov1ded with shook setting ,anvilon each 7 side arranged one in line with the other',

' two hook supporting plates coiipeieting therewith, mechanism for feeding hooks onto said plates,c1amping plates, two feed ing punches, mechanism-for operating said punches in unison to engage the work, ad-

vance into register with the anvils, disengage. the work, and; return, to initial posipof'sition.

" other, two. opposed; hook supporting plates u tion, and mechanism for withdrawing the clamps during the advance of thepunches.

13. The, combination of two. opposed sets of setting devices, two opposed feeding punches, and mechanism for operating said 14. .A machine for setting 1 in each, side arranged one in] line with the cooperating therewith, two-opposed feeding devices, and mechanism for operating said devices in unison to'engag'e the work, ad-

- 'vance nto register with the setting' devices,

disengage the work,

positijon.

and return i to initial devices.

hooks or, -studs,-'havi-ng, in combination, a xed anvil t, ;plate providedwith a hook setting anvil on .15.v A much me for setting lacing hooks or studs having n combination, two reversely rmounted sets of hook setting devices er;-

ranged in'line with each other and in. fixed relation in the direction of the feed, mechanism for feeding hooks to the two sets of setting devices, and mechanism for feeding the work in unison to the two sets of setting 16. The combination with two opposed sets of setting devices fixed in the directionof feed, of two opposed feeding devices, and mechanism for operating-said feeding devices in' unison to engage the work, advance into register with the settingdevices, disengage the work, endreturn to initial pos1t1o'n.

, 17. A machinefor' setting lacing hooks or studshaving in combination, two reversely mounted sets of hook setting devices an ranged in permanent alinement with each other in the direction of feed, mechanism for feeding lacing hooks to the two sets of setting devices, and mechanism, for feeding the two sides of on upper to the two sets of settingdevicesand maintaining the sides of the upper in fixed relation to" each other. I

Inv witness whereof, I have hereunto set my-hand, this 13th dam of June 1905.

WAL ER 'J.COO1\BS. the presence oft I ImhFIsH, 1

KATHARINE A. DUGAN. 

